Luton & The Aftermath - Diary

[gatso]

lol, she didnt post in the PCA thread, she win a package or taking a coincidental holiday or wot?

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[celtic]

lol, she didnt post in the PCA thread, she win a package or taking a coincidental holiday or wot?

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gets even better!

[Laxie]

I was comped in obv.  I mean seriously...check out the line up of lads I hang with.  Just happen to be a GIQ kinda girl.

[celtic]

The moving to Scotland or Malta, or anywhere else for that matter is hampered by my parents.

I have this overwhelming desire to not go anywhere or plan anything like that as they are both suffering from ill health at the moment. My Dad is 71 and needs a kidney transplant. He went on the list sometime last year and was told it could take up to 3 years. I have offered him one of mine but he couldn't afford my asking price No, he rejected the offer, not sure on what grounds but knowing him he will think he is putting me out or something. The offer is there, always will be, I'm sure he would change his mind if it got to a point where it was a matter of life and death. He narrowly avoided having to go on dialysis which is good, but he has to give himself regular injections, which he sure enjoys.

My mum is 59. In the late 80's she was diagnosed with Raynauds discease and Scleroderma, which is linked to circulation. It's quite a rare discease i think, or it was when she was first diagnosed. A few years ago she developed osteopersois. The Raynauds & scleroderma has been contained by various types of medication over the years, but it lead to problems with being able to walk for long or for distance. In June last year she had an operation to clear some blockages in her legs and her pelvis, there was a risk involved with these ops, mainly that she could develop heart failure, she felt it was worth the risk as her abillity to walk was getting less and less each week. The op went well and she went on holiday in July for 2 months. About 2 weeks into the holiday she noticed that she was unable to walk for any real distance, 15-20 feet maybe. Then would take 10 mins to recover. A few visits to the hospital in Malta confirmed that she had heart failure, there wasn't anything that could be done and it was decided that she should wait til she got back to England to see her consulatant. She went in for some planned treatment in September and the Docs there confirmed what had been said in Malta. She got up one night to go to the toilet whilst on her stay at the Royal Free and on the way back she collapsed, will save the details but had she not been in hospital with the nurses etc around her then she wouldn't be here today. She is in hospital this week for some more planned treatment, she has chemotherapy for scarring on her lungs ( I think) and is to have something fitted just above her heart which would release a drug into her heart to help it function better as at the moment she is on oxygen 24 hours a day. She will at some point have to have a lung transplant in the future if she is to recover fully, but she has to get better first before that is considered.

I have mentioned earlier that they drive me bananas but all things considered I can see how they might be a bit tetchy at times. I'm proud of them the way they just get on with it as much as they can.

I hope they can get better soon.

[celtic]

So this week i will have my Dad phoning me up, asking for a lift to the hospital ( He has never learnt to drive) as my mum will need stuff and I will have my mum phoning me up saying, no need to come up, i dont need anything, don't bring your dad up!!

gg me.

[HOLDorFOLD]

Your folks sound great, the 'tetchy' bits seem like good old fashioned married banter to me   

My mum and dad are like that, and tbh I would be very concerned if I went round there and didn't witness the banter at any stage lol.

Hope all goes well for your mum in hospital. The Royal Free, many moons since I have been inside there.

[celtic]

Where is Cos? I'm getting a bit itchy being logged into his tilt account. The spin up is getting closer & closer..

[Claw75]

hope all goes well for your mum x

[titaniumbean]

Where is Cos? I'm getting a bit itchy being logged into his tilt account. The spin up is getting closer & closer..

If you were to spin up FTP would know someone else was on the account :p

[celtic]

Where is Cos? I'm getting a bit itchy being logged into his tilt account. The spin up is getting closer & closer..

If you were to spin up FTP would know someone else was on the account :p

haha, so true, I best just go and lose it all then.

[titaniumbean]

Where is Cos? I'm getting a bit itchy being logged into his tilt account. The spin up is getting closer & closer..

If you were to spin up FTP would know someone else was on the account :p

haha, so true, I best just go and lose it all then.

Table tilting swiftly, 4 cards, and just get it in. fiddy fiddy innit

[Drain Alien]

hope all goes well for your mum x

+1 m8 (without the kiss tho innit)

Loving the blog'age. GG.

& GL with the job hunting.

And much lolz re; Glenda's new name for Sir Donks earlier.
[ ] That wont stick.

[Chompy]

Defo the best new diary so far imo and will go furthest of the lot I reckon.

Re: your IR career, you play Betty IR the same way you play poker. Fair bit of talent, too spewy, and at least one curry break an hour. Need more dicipline but ability is there for sure.

How come your Scotch accent is so strong if you left there at 11? Remember a guy came to our secondary school at about the same age, the splendidly named Neil Bing. Had the strongest Scotch accent ever but got it ripped so often he soon developed a fenland drawn like mine.

[celtic]

Defo the best new diary so far imo and will go furthest of the lot I reckon.

Re: your IR career, you play Betty IR the same way you play poker. Fair bit of talent, too spewy, and at least one curry break an hour. Need more dicipline but ability is there for sure.

How come your Scotch accent is so strong if you left there at 11? Remember a guy came to our secondary school at about the same age, the splendidly named Neil Bing. Had the strongest Scotch accent ever but got it ripped so often he soon developed a fenland drawn like mine.

Yep, I got my accent ripped too, just the once though mind

[celtic]

I'm gonna knock cash games on the head for a couple of weeks. I think it might be affecting the way I play tournaments. Dunno for sure, but we will see.